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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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COPD and Summer Activity: Raising Monarch Butterflies

Raising Monarchs is a favorite summer activity of people with COPD because it’s fascinating, fun, easy – and inspiring. This sharepost by no means will tell you everything you need to know about raising Monarchs, but you’ll learn not only what to expect in each stage of the butterfly lifecycle, but you’ll find energy and... Read moreChevron
posted 06/02/2011, comments (0)|
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Nutrition and COPD - When Keeping Weight ON Is a Problem

A while back, I talked about how to eat healthy to avoid gaining too much weight when COPD makes it hard to stay active and burn calories. But many people who have COPD actually have the opposite problem -- keeping weight on.   As your disease progresses and makes breathing ever more difficult, you can find that the mere act of eating a... Read moreChevron
posted 05/27/2011, comment (1)|
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New Blood Test May Detect COPD Much Earlier Than Traditional Diagnostic Methods

COPD/Emphysema often goes undiagnosed, sometimes for years, after it actually starts to cause damage to the airways and lungs. As the third leading cause of death in the United States, this is problematic.   When COPD is not diagnosed and treated, damage to the lungs can occur that could have been prevented or at least slowed down. And that... Read moreChevron
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Living With COPD: When Mom Can’t Breathe

Mom. She can find anything, mend anything, solve anything… and do it all on nothing but a little money and a whole lot of love. If your family was / is like most, when you were growing up, your mom was the center of the household. Maybe, she was not just the center of the household – but the center of your world. So what happens... Read moreChevron
posted 05/05/2011, comments (0)|
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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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Living With COPD: When There Isn’t Any “More” to Do

“Jane, isn’t there something more I can do? There must be something! I mean, is this as good as I’m ever going to get?” Betty, a 73-year old lady with smiling eyes and a hearty laugh, had COPD. Very severe COPD. “I mean, I’m on all the right medications, and I take them on time, every day. I use my oxygen like I... Read moreChevron
posted 04/27/2011, comments (4)|
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